, Dedham,' 1816. 'A Sermon on the
Suppression of Intemperance,' 1818. 'A Catechism on the Doctrines and
Duties of Religion,' 1818. 'A Sermon on the Nature and Evidences of
the Inspiration of the Sacred Scriptures,' 1819. 'A Sermon before the
Auxiliary Education Society of Norfolk County,' 1826. 'Assistant to
Family Religion,' 1826. 'A Sermon on Religious Liberty,' 1828. 'A
Valedictory Discourse to the South Parish, Dedham,' 1829. 'Theological
Class Book,' 1831. 'Harbinger of the Millennium,' 1833. 'Letters to
Young Men Preparing for the Ministry,' 1837. In addition to the above,
Dr. Cogswell wrote the 'Reports of the American Education Society' for
eight years--from 1833 to 1840; and two 'Reports of the Northern
Academy.' He was the principal editor of the 'American Quarterly
Register' for several years; was editor also of the 'New Hampshire
Repository,' published at Gilmanton, N. H.; of the first volume of the
'New England, Historical and Genealogical Register;' of a paper in
Georgetown, Mass., called the 'Massachusetts Observer,' for a short
time; and of the sixth volume of the 'New Hampshire Historical
Collections.'

"Dr. Cogswell was married on the 11th of November, 1818, to Joanna,
daughter of the Rev. Jonathan Strong, D.D., of Randolph, Mass. They
had three children,--one son and two daughters.

FROM THE REV. SAMUEL G. BROWN, D.D.,

PROFESSOR IN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

"Hanover, April 10, 1856.

"My Dear Sir: I had the pleasure of considerable acquaintance with the
Rev. Dr. Cogswell, though only during the later years of his life. He
was not then accustomed to preach, except occasionally to supply a
vacant pulpit, or as a part of his duty as secretary of the Education
Society, or in connection with his professorship in Dartmouth College,
or the Theological Seminary at Gilmanton. He had formed his style on
the model of the older preachers and theologians, and if he had
something of their formality, he had much of their Scriptural
simplicity of statement and devoutness of feeling. His sermons, so far
as I remember them, though showing a careful adherence to the
doctrinal opinions of the fathers of New England, were not of a
polemic character, but were marked by good sense, earnestness, a
Biblical mode of address, and warm Christian sympathies.

"From natural kindness of heart, he avoided unnecessary controversy,
and was especially solicitous to harmonize and unite by charity,
rather than by acuteness to di